"Yes, there were arguments. But by the time people became concerned about...about students, by the time they came to consider just how you were reared, whether you should have been brought into existence at all, well by then it was too late. There was no way to reverse the process" (262-263).
This passage helps the reader to make sense of the theme portrayed by using the point of views of many people. The theme in this passage is conformity. Society in this novel, when deciding about the cloning of humans, did not think of any implications and just conformed to the idea. By the time people realized it was wrong, it was too late to go back. Everyone had a different point of view on the idea of cloning and once the process actually occurred and there were real human beings produced, people looked at them as different because they weren't so sure about the idea to begin with. People conform to many things daily because not everyone is willing to express their personal opinions. Due to this, many wrong decisions are made, and once people realize these decisions are wrong, they then want to express their opinions. That is exactly what happened in this novel. People conformed to the idea of cloning, so the wrong decision was made, and the outcome was hate towards to products of the decision.
Monday, July 29, 2013
Never Let Me Go Passage 4
"So for a long time you were kept in the shadows, and people did their best not to think about you. And if they did, they tried to convince themselves you weren't really like us. That you were less than human, so it didn't matter" (263).
This passage helps the reader understand the author's themes by using figurative language to compare the cloned children at Hailsham and the people who were not clones. The word "like" is used to show that the "normal" people and the cloned children were different according to society. The theme the author is trying to portray in this passage is ignorance towards these cloned children. The theme ignorance is portrayed throughout the novel, but this passage stands out the most because it is really portraying the meaning of the author's theme. The purpose of the clones was to raise them and donate their vital organs to the people who were putting them in the societal class of outcasts, when really their purpose was to help. The children are being compared to the normal people at the time as if they weren't human at all, when really the clones had emotions and feelings. The clones were just as much human as all of the other people but they were still looked down upon.
This passage helps the reader understand the author's themes by using figurative language to compare the cloned children at Hailsham and the people who were not clones. The word "like" is used to show that the "normal" people and the cloned children were different according to society. The theme the author is trying to portray in this passage is ignorance towards these cloned children. The theme ignorance is portrayed throughout the novel, but this passage stands out the most because it is really portraying the meaning of the author's theme. The purpose of the clones was to raise them and donate their vital organs to the people who were putting them in the societal class of outcasts, when really their purpose was to help. The children are being compared to the normal people at the time as if they weren't human at all, when really the clones had emotions and feelings. The clones were just as much human as all of the other people but they were still looked down upon.
Never Let Me Go Passage 3
"We began going up a steeply climbing path, and we could see-maybe a hundred yards further up-a kind of viewing area right on the cliff edge with benches facing out to sea. It would have made a nice spot in the summer for an ordinary family to sit and eat a picnic" (174).
This passage helps the reader make sense of the theme by using word choice. The theme of this passage is in a way lost hope because the children know they will never live normal lives. The author chooses the word ordinary in this passage to show that the children know they will never be normal and live normal lives with normal families. The word ordinary defines what the children will never be. The most common and simple definition or ordinary is simple. The children are far from simple. They were brought into the world for reasons no ordinary person would understand. The children know that they will never be "ordinary" and this is shown in this passage. They compare themselves to other people because they know they are different. This signifies that the children have lost all hope of ever becoming ordinary.
This passage helps the reader make sense of the theme by using word choice. The theme of this passage is in a way lost hope because the children know they will never live normal lives. The author chooses the word ordinary in this passage to show that the children know they will never be normal and live normal lives with normal families. The word ordinary defines what the children will never be. The most common and simple definition or ordinary is simple. The children are far from simple. They were brought into the world for reasons no ordinary person would understand. The children know that they will never be "ordinary" and this is shown in this passage. They compare themselves to other people because they know they are different. This signifies that the children have lost all hope of ever becoming ordinary.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Never Let Me Go Passage 2
"Your lives are set out for you. You'll become adults, then before you're old, before you're even middle-aged, you'll start to donate your vital organs. That's what each of you was created to do...You were brought into this world for a purpose, and your futures, all of them, have been decided" (81).
This passage helps the reader make sense of the author's theme by using societal implications. The theme of this passage is going against gods will. According to society, gods will for humans is to live their lives the way they want to live them, not to have a set destiny or certain set of rules. In this passage, the speaker is explaining to the students that they don't have choices in life, that their lives are set out for them. The children were created for one purpose and that was to donate their vital organs. This passage goes against everything that society has set out for the human race and against everything that society has implied as gods will. The children at Hailsham hear about life outside of the school they've spent their whole lives at and they all desire to do something out there. But since they were unlucky enough to be put in the lives they are in, they will never have a chance to do what they all dream to do. They do not have choices like the people they hear about and they all wonder why. All of the children have a rough idea about their destiny's, but none of them realize that they will never get exactly what they want in their lives, thus going against gods will.
This passage helps the reader make sense of the author's theme by using societal implications. The theme of this passage is going against gods will. According to society, gods will for humans is to live their lives the way they want to live them, not to have a set destiny or certain set of rules. In this passage, the speaker is explaining to the students that they don't have choices in life, that their lives are set out for them. The children were created for one purpose and that was to donate their vital organs. This passage goes against everything that society has set out for the human race and against everything that society has implied as gods will. The children at Hailsham hear about life outside of the school they've spent their whole lives at and they all desire to do something out there. But since they were unlucky enough to be put in the lives they are in, they will never have a chance to do what they all dream to do. They do not have choices like the people they hear about and they all wonder why. All of the children have a rough idea about their destiny's, but none of them realize that they will never get exactly what they want in their lives, thus going against gods will.
Never Let Me Go Passage 1
"I don't know how it was where you were, but at Hailsham we had to have some form of medical almost every week-usually up in Room 18 at the very top of the house-with stern Nurse Trisha, or Crow Face, as we called her" (13).
This passage helps the reader make sense of the many themes in the novel by showing how the children at Hailsham had no choice on whether to be examined or not. Their lack of free will, which is the author's theme depicted in this case is shown in this passage by the speaker. The speaker, who is Kathy, uses tone to describe how uncomfortable these examinations were. She describes a specific place where these examinations occurred, Room 18, as if it was a place none of the children wanted to be. She also uses the word "stern" to describe one of the people who examined the children to show how uncomfortable the examinations were. She also calls the "stern Nurse Trisha" a name, "Crow Face", to show how much they all hated her. The tone used in this passage shows how the children at Hailsham were unable to change their futures, due to lack of free will, as they were forced to do many things that they do not want to do.
This passage helps the reader make sense of the many themes in the novel by showing how the children at Hailsham had no choice on whether to be examined or not. Their lack of free will, which is the author's theme depicted in this case is shown in this passage by the speaker. The speaker, who is Kathy, uses tone to describe how uncomfortable these examinations were. She describes a specific place where these examinations occurred, Room 18, as if it was a place none of the children wanted to be. She also uses the word "stern" to describe one of the people who examined the children to show how uncomfortable the examinations were. She also calls the "stern Nurse Trisha" a name, "Crow Face", to show how much they all hated her. The tone used in this passage shows how the children at Hailsham were unable to change their futures, due to lack of free will, as they were forced to do many things that they do not want to do.
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